Vowel-Shifting in the English Language: An Evolutionary Account
(Book #88 in the Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] Series)
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English has long been suspected to be a vowel-shifting language. This hypothesis, often only adumbrated in previous work, is closely investigated in this book. Framed within a novel framework combining evolutionary linguistics and Optimality Theory, the account proposed here argues that the replacement of duration by quality as the primary cue to signaling vowel oppositions has resulted in the 'shiftiness' of many post-medieval English varieties.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:3110369508
ISBN13:9783110369502
Release Date:February 2015
Publisher:de Gruyter Mouton
Length:234 Pages
Weight:1.19 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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